The VMM must automatically lock an account until the locked account is released by an administrator, when three unsuccessful logon attempts in 15 minutes are made.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-207448	SRG-OS-000329-VMM-001180	SV-207448r854621_rule		Medium

Description
By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute-forcing, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the account.

STIG	Date
Virtual Machine Manager Security Requirements Guide	2023-09-12

Details

Check Text ( C-7705r365754_chk )
Verify the VMM automatically locks an account until the locked account is released by an administrator, when three unsuccessful logon attempts in 15 minutes are made. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-7705r365755_fix)
Configure the VMM to automatically lock an account until the locked account is released by an administrator, when three unsuccessful logon attempts in 15 minutes are made.